West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-06-16
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIVINE's SUN.
DAY SERMON.
PREACHED TO Soldiers From Thirty.
One States at the National
Drill Encampmcnt in
Washington

TEXTS: "Fity thousand tchfch could keen
rank, l. Chronicles xii, 80; and "Ercy.y one
comd Sing stones hairs Jrcadh and not
mss, Judges Xxx. 10.
Companies OF infantry, cavalry, artillery
and ZouuvCS, please notice the first Scri,,t,,,.
passage applaudS the soldiers of Zebulun-
because they were disciplined troopS They
may have been inefficient at the start and
laughed at by old soldiers because they
seemed so clumsy in the line hut A. ,,as d,.;lI
drill, drill, until they could keep step os ono
man. FIFTY thousand which could kcon
rank" Tho second Scripture passage an.
G'auds regiment Of singers, i'm tho tribe OF
behJonln, because they are deXtrous marks
men. non they first enlisted they may have
been an awkward squad and all their fingeyz
were thumbs, but they praCticed until wien
tney aimed at mark they ALWAYS hit IL
livery ono could sling stones at n hair
breadth and not miss. Both texts combin
ing TO show US that il wo must fight wa
should do il we'll w
There is something absorbing in tho milf
cary science OF tho Bible. In olden times all
INC men between twenty and fifty years OF
age were enrolled i'm the army and then N low
was made for special service. There were
only three or four classes exempt: those who
nAd built house and had not occupied IN:
those who had planted a garden and had not
reaped the fruit of it; those who were en-
gagged TO be married and had not led the bride
10 the altar; those who were vet i'm the first
year OF welded life; these who were so ner-
'ous that they could not look upon an enemy
but they flei, aud could not look upon blood
but they tainted O'NON
The army was in three divisions-tbe con-
ire and right and left wings The weapons of
ueIence We're helmet, shield, breastplate,
Duckler. The weapons of offence were stvyord
spear, javelin, arrow, catapult-whicb WINS
merely bow swung by machinery shootirf,
arrows at vast distances, great arrows ono
nrrow as large rs several men could lift: and
oallsta, which was a sling swung bv ma
NnllleIX. nurllnw great 4,
OF lead TO vast distances. The Shields
were made OF woven willow-yyorl,
With three thiclinesses Of hide and
loop inside through which the
arm Oh the warrior might be thrust: and
when these soldiers were marching TO attaclt
an enemy on tho level, all these shields
touched each other, making a wall movint,
Dut lmpenetrable, and then when they
atItCkeu fortress and tried to captilre n
battlement this shield was lifted ovcr Tho
nead so as to resist the falling of the missile,
1 ne phosphate, was made of two Die,,cs Of
taIneii brass covered, one piece falling over
Suo VieaSO, Ihe other falling over the back
AZ the side Of the warrior the two pieces
ttsstened with buttons orclasps
, Inc BOWS were so stout and stiff and strono
mat the warriors often challenged each
oener 10 bend one Tho strings OF the bow
were made from the sinews of oxen cosa
nike an inverted pyramid was fastened 10 tLo
uack, thaJ case containing the arrows so
that when the warrior wanted 10 use nm
arrow he would put his arm over his
shoulder and pull forth the arrow for tha
night The ankle of the foot had ON nm iron
boot When wall was TO be assaulted a
OaIterinS ram was brought up. A battcrng
ram was great beam swung on chains in
t4ulllpIluih' The battering ram would be
Drought close up TO the wall and then a great
humuer OF men would take hold of this Leon,
push III back as far as they could and tban
let go and the beam became a great swinging
pendulum of destruction
Twenty ar
movable tower on the back of nm ,.ler,l,,rt
the elephant made drunk with wine and
then headed toward the enemy. and What
win the henVy feet and the swinging probe
Scls anu the poisoned arrows shot from tho
movable tower, the destruction was APPALLING
w ar charlOts were in vogue and thev yvcTo
on Two wheels 50 they could easily turn A
sword was fastened to the pole batyyecn tho
49, 50 Wheh they went ahead the sword
thrust and when they turned around IN would
NOV down. The armies carried nac-s bs,,,ti
Iully embroidered. Tribe of Judah car,.iej a
nag embroidered with a lion: tribe of Rauher,
SInoIoldSfed with man; tribe OF Dan. EN-
broldered with cherubim The noise Of tbe NJ
as they moved on was overvhol-ning IVGnt
win the ciatter Of shields. and fine
rumblng Of wheels, and the sbo,its -
Ine captains, aud the vOciferation of the on
ene most, the prophet says il was like the
tOdrInS oil the sea Because the arts OF war
nave been advancing all these wears vou ore
not 20 conclude that these armies of olden
times were an uncomfortable mob 7 ccuId
dto.G yo" I"ur or i've passages of Scripture.
showing YOU that they were thoroi,gbI,,
orlIed; they marched step TO stcp. sbol,ldcr
70 shoulder or, rs my text expresses II tbey,
were nifty thousand which could Eec1
IIahhi ana Eve one could sling stones a
nav breath and not miss
congratulate you, the officers o,d sol.
ulers OF this national enCampment. that r. n
foreign attack should at any time be made
~ i; 1911 CS ready, ana there would be
su-.l!phs OF the drilled men Of North and
south ike tho men of my first text (which
uld Keep rank and like the men ~ ~
br~adth '''''' h'I
g.. this national drill when tbirtvon.
., on th5 Union are represented, and be-
"e.H the decoration n the Graves Of the
So'thcr~ deaf whi-l, b. ~ -. A..
ago, and tha decorations n TIE Graves OF
tns Northern dead which sh1I talk.
place tp-mCr. Ow. / would stir I'm. Christ 1u
PiIloLSm and gratitude not only OF this
s"leIy mere pre-slt uui nt n'l tine people bv
putting before them Zoe fiTeron.s between
'nt5e times WHOM 'hn soldier o.. am SECTIONS
hiec- m peace anil 'hs time. when they met
IN contest Contrast the feeling uf sec
t'ul bitterness in l~H2 with the feeling OF
secton1. amity ina l~>-. Az the first date
the south hal baush.l the national dir. tho
plaf NiHucI"i Banner. uud the North fad
nan.saei The popular mir of way Down
H'u'h ih o'<in Ih. Mort crn UcOul. were
.nu4r'i end t1e Southern people we're
"hIte trash. The more Southern poop,p
were killed ln battle tho b.ttor tho North
i.kd d. The more Northern pegpla were
KILLED in battle tho better the south like
y. For four years tho bead of Abraham
Lincoln co. Lc'Dr.Ou Dat.. trlrf'd have l.l.-,
worth "a million dollars III delivered ON either
$40 OF the Iue. NO ueol now. stand
ing IN our rullifs and platforms of slviny
titt lie ''iiu nuI South ui not hate each
othes % estimate how very dearly tbcy
z. r. u 90 rf .H ID. r.